=head1 NAME
DateTime::TimeZone::Olson - timezones from the Olson database
=head1 SYNOPSIS
use DateTime::TimeZone::Olson qw(olson_version);
$version = olson_version;
use DateTime::TimeZone::Olson qw(
olson_canonical_names olson_link_names olson_all_names
olson_links
olson_country_selection
);
$names = olson_canonical_names;
$names = olson_link_names;
$names = olson_all_names;
$links = olson_links;
$countries = olson_country_selection;
use DateTime::TimeZone::Olson qw(olson_tz);
$tz = olson_tz("America/New_York");
=head1 DESCRIPTION
This module encapsulates the Olson timezone database, providing
L-compatible timezone objects and ancillary data. On each
program run this module provides access to a particular version of the
timezone database, determined by which version of L
is installed.
=cut
package DateTime::TimeZone::Olson;
{ use 5.006; }
use warnings;
use strict;
use Time::OlsonTZ::Data 0.201012 qw(
olson_version
olson_canonical_names olson_link_names olson_all_names
olson_links
olson_country_selection
olson_tzfile
);
our $VERSION = "0.003";
use parent "Exporter";
our @EXPORT_OK = qw(
olson_version
olson_canonical_names olson_link_names olson_all_names
olson_links
olson_country_selection
olson_tz
);
=head1 FUNCTIONS
=head2 Basic information
=over
=item olson_version
Returns the version number of the database to which this module is
providing access. Version numbers for the Olson database currently
consist of a year number and a lowercase letter, such as "C<2010k>";
they are not guaranteed to retain this format in the future.
=back
=head2 Zone metadata
=over
=item olson_canonical_names
Returns the set of timezone names that this version of the database
defines as canonical. These are the timezone names that are directly
associated with a set of observance data. The return value is a reference
to a hash, in which the keys are the canonical timezone names and the
values are all C.
=item olson_link_names
Returns the set of timezone names that this version of the database
defines as links. These are the timezone names that are aliases for
other names. The return value is a reference to a hash, in which the
keys are the link timezone names and the values are all C.
=item olson_all_names
Returns the set of timezone names that this version of the
database defines. These are the L and the
L. The return value is a reference to a hash, in
which the keys are the timezone names and the values are all C.
=item olson_links
Returns details of the timezone name links in this version of the
database. Each link defines one timezone name as an alias for some
other timezone name. The return value is a reference to a hash, in
which the keys are the aliases and each value is the canonical name of
the timezone to which that alias refers. All such canonical names can
be found in the L hash.
=item olson_country_selection
Returns information about how timezones relate to countries, intended
to aid humans in selecting a geographical timezone.
The return value is a reference to a hash, keyed by (ISO 3166 alpha-2
uppercase) country code. The value for each country is a hash containing
these values:
=over
=item B
The ISO 3166 alpha-2 uppercase country code.
=item B
An English name for the country, possibly in a modified form, optimised
to help humans find the right entry in alphabetical lists. This is
not necessarily identical to the country's standard short or long name.
(For other forms of the name, consult a database of countries, keying
by the country code.)
=item B
Information about the regions of the country that use distinct
timezones. This is a hash, keyed by English description of the region.
The description is empty if there is only one region. The value for
each region is a hash containing these values:
=over
=item B
Brief English description of the region, used to distinguish between
the regions of a single country. Empty string if the country has only
one region for timezone purposes. (This is the same string used as the
key in the B hash.)
=item B
Name of the Olson timezone used in this region. The named timezone is
guaranteed to exist in the database, but not necessarily as a canonical
name (it may be a link). Typically, where there are aliases or identical
canonical zones, a name is chosen that refers to a location in the
country of interest.
=item B
Geographical coordinates of some point within the location referred to in
the timezone name. This is a latitude and longitude, in ISO 6709 format.
=back
=back
This data structure is intended to help a human select the appropriate
timezone based on political geography, specifically working from a
selection of country. It is of essentially no use for any other purpose.
It is not strictly guaranteed that every geographical timezone in the
database is listed somewhere in this structure, so it is of limited use
in providing information about an already-selected timezone. It does
not include non-geographic timezones at all. It also does not claim
to be a comprehensive list of countries, and does not make any claims
regarding the political status of any entity listed: the "country"
classification is loose, and used only for identification purposes.
=back
=head2 Zone data
=over
=item olson_tz(NAME)
Returns a reference to an object that encapsulates the timezone
named I in the Olson database and which implements the
L interface. Cs if the name does not exist
in this version of the database. Currently the object is of class
L, but this is not guaranteed.
=cut
my %cache_tz;
sub olson_tz($) {
my($tzname) = @_;
return $cache_tz{$tzname} ||= do {
require DateTime::TimeZone::Tzfile;
DateTime::TimeZone::Tzfile->VERSION(0.007);
DateTime::TimeZone::Tzfile->new(
filename => olson_tzfile($tzname),
name => $tzname,
category => ($tzname =~ m#\A([^/]+)/# ? "$1" : undef),
is_olson => 1,
);
};
}
=back
=head1 BUGS
Parts of the Olson timezone database are liable to be inaccurate.
See L for discussion. Frequent updates of
the installation of L is recommended, to keep it
accurate for current dates.
=head1 SEE ALSO
L,
L,
L
=head1 AUTHOR
Andrew Main (Zefram)
=head1 COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2010, 2011, 2012 Andrew Main (Zefram)
=head1 LICENSE
This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms as Perl itself.
=cut
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